I’m not sure when I lost the ability to sleep late, but it’s quite gone. I got up to pee at 6:15 this morning and started ambling out to make coffee, and thought “this is completely ridiculous. Go back to bed, Bo.” So I did. Then I popped right back up at 7:30, and clearly … Read more
Citing a need to prevent catastrophic damage to the U.S. economy, Congress today announced a plan to bail out petroleum and energy services giant ExxonMobil. “The severe decline in gasoline demand and accompanying drop in price has placed tremendous strain on ExxonMobil,” spokesman Benjamin Dover said Sunday. “If we are to continue delivering quarterly profits … Read more
“Marshall, Will, and Holly, on a routine expedition…“ Anyone who’s ever spent any time working on a car knows that the dropped tool or hardware magically finds the geometric center of the space under the car. That’s irritating enough. But in space, you’re way fucked, buckaroo. This is an unusually chilly November, which means the … Read more